Queen Cox Apple tree
Owner: Jim
Location: Trinidad, CA, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2015 |
| Age of this tree: | 11 years |
| Soil: | sandy |
| Climate at this location: | Cool, within sight of the Pacific Ocean about 300 feet from the coast |
| Pruning: | Pruning toward modified central leader |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | scab, fungus |
Owner's comments
This is a semi-dwarf tree planted about 25 feet away from our full sized Queen Cox. It will be sprayed each winter with neem oil and with sulfur for disease control. It has grown well in its first year. Later producing heavy crops of wonderful apples.Season records for this tree
2023
Harvest: 3rd week September 10kg / 22lbs
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high
Scab: Mild attack
Extremely heavy crop set (2nd year of above average winter rain), and clear, sunny weather during flowering period. Beautiful apples. This comment is actually for the 2024 season, and harvest of this semi-dwarf was on Sept. 16th.